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Written by Jenna Minnig. Published: May 15 2019
Hollywood icon Doris Day passed away this week at the age of 97.
For those who didn’t know, Day’s work shaped Hollywood as we know it today. She truly embodied everything it meant to be a woman in the 1950s and '60s. As both an actress and a singer, she proved that women could do anything they set their minds to. That mindset is clearly still prevalent today, with women taking more and more roles in big blockbuster films. To honor Doris Day, here are some examples of her iconic work!